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What is your first impression?
What is your first impression?
What? The first read-through is a skim-read to get an impression of the topic and the scope of the described work.
Why? It will help you get a sense of the topic, the author's line of argument, and the main idea described in the manuscript. It will allow you to assess superficially if the manuscript meets professional standards or contains obvious fatal flaws.
Is the article publishable?
Is the article publishable?
Yes
Yes
The study is scientifically sound
No
No
The study not scientifically sound because it
is fundamentally flawed in conception or approach, such as invalid question, discredited idea or method
contains contradictory data or is not self-consistent, such as conclusions not supported by the study’s data
ignores a process or factor that is known to have a strong influence; insufficient controls or precision; insufficient sampling
The study advances the field
The study is incremental
irrelevant aim, no new insights
Writing instructions
Writing instructions
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